his mother, his mother, the first of her generation in hawaii, his father, an imgray -- imigrae from japan, at a time there was a strong and real prejudice that existed in america. a man who came of age as the second great war burst upon the scene and that very prejudice against japanese americans reached a crescendo. december 7, 1942, as majority leader's alluded to, on the way to mass, on the way to church with your grandfather, listening to the radio about the bombing that was taking place at pearl harbor, at first as danny told the story, over several times, at least i heard it, he thought it was ans oron -- orson wells thing. they looked on the horizon and could see, could see pearl harbor. the bombs bursting. he was then labeled an enemy alien. he was labeled an enemy alien, as his family was. because of his japanese ancestry . but he fought, he fought for the chance to fight for his country. he had to fight for the chance to fight for his country. not just to prove that he was a loyal american, but because, because he knew, he knew what was at stake, because it was the right thing t